What began as a series of simple questions about the death of a man 140 years ago, led to a cross-country journey and a book project in the making. In 2016, History Department senior instructor Barbara Headle and lecturer Amy Haines conserved the gravesite of William T. Magee in Fountain Fairview Cemetery, his obituary started them on the path to a historically relevant and massive research project requiring significant resources.
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